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Learn how to improve your Science skill in Fallout 3, its uses for hacking computers, disabling turrets, and unlocking safes. Includes skill chart and tips.

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Learn how to improve your Science skill in Fallout 3, its uses for hacking computers, disabling turrets, and unlocking safes. Includes skill chart and tips.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    The Science skill represents your combined scientific knowledge.
  2. 2
    It is primarily used to hack restricted computer terminals.
  3. 3
    Hacking computers can unlock safes, disable turrets, and grant experience.
  4. 4
    Some situations requiring Science are exclusive to the skill.
  5. 5
    You need a Science skill of 75 to acquire the Cyborg perk.
  6. 6
    Consider Science as a tag skill, though Lockpick may be more useful early on.
Tips
  • The Big Book of Science book increases your Intelligence.
  • Hack difficulty is determined by your Science skill level: 0 (Very Easy), 25 (Easy), 50 (Average), 75 (Hard), 100 (Very Hard).

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